Car Bomb Kills Panama Papers Journalist – Daphne Caruana Galizia, a blogger whose investigations focused on corruption, was described as a ‘one-woman WikiLeaks’. [guardian]
State Rips DNA Expert’s CV Apart In Van Breda Murder Trial – Doctor Antonel Olckers last week testified that most of the results of the DNA tests conducted by a State forensic expert were invalid. [ewn]
News24 Water Investigation: Warnings And A Turning Point – Sources with intimate knowledge of the matter say the City may have dragged its feet. [news24]
I Am Leaving Nigeria As A Hero‚ Says Zuma – “I walked in here‚ as I say‚ as an ordinary freedom fighter. I’m leaving Nigeria‚ through the state of Imo‚ as a hero. What a decoration.” [timeslive]
Somalis Grasp For Answers After ‘Deadliest Single Attack Somalia Has Ever Faced‘ – The initial numbers were staggering — and they grew ever more devastating as rescue workers sifted through debris: More than 300 people dead. [npr]
Trump Slams ‘Disgraceful’ And ‘Fake’ Subpoena From Gloria Allred, Ex-‘Apprentice’ Contestant – The subpoena was reportedly filed for documents seeking “any woman alleging that Donald J. Trump touched her inappropriately.” [foxnews]
Weinstein Is A Pig Who Holds Orgies And Cocaine Parties, French Media Declare – “Each year, he hosted parties with orgies and cocaine. Harvey even had a widely talked about nickname: the Pig”. [newsweek]
Two Catalan Separatists In Spanish Custody – The men are seen as leading figures in organising a 1 October independence vote, which Spanish courts suspended. [bbc]
TIME’s Five Simple Steps To Take In Your 20s And 30s If You Want To Retire Rich – Sometimes looking to the future can be a seriously daunting task, especially when it comes to money. Fear not – follow these simple steps and live the holiday. [here]
These Crazy Flight Deals End On Friday – The time to start planning your next holiday is now, because you have the next five days to hit these flight deals out of the park. [here]
CT House Prices: Booming, A Bubble Or Just Strong? – ‘We would raise some eyebrows at what has happened of late near to Table Mountain’ – John Loos. [moneyweb]
The Skies Over the U.K. Turned Red Today. Here’s Why – As an enormous Atlantic storm batters Ireland, a related phenomenon is turning heads further east over in the United Kingdom. [time]
What Butt Plugs And Hearing Aids Have In Common (And Why It Might Worry You) – If you own either a butt plug or a hearing aid, you might want to look at something that could cause great embarrassment and even serious harm. [here]
How To Protect Yourself From The KRACK Wi-Fi Vulnerability – A newly released research paper dropped a pretty sizable security bomb: The security protocol protecting most Wi-Fi devices can essentially be bypassed. [mashable]
Newcastle United Put Up For Sale By Owner Mike Ashley – He wants to sell Premier League club by Christmas. [independent]
Hollywood’s Other ‘Open Secret’ Besides Harvey Weinstein: Preying On Young Boys – ‘This is a place where adults have more direct and inappropriate connection with children than probably anywhere else in the world,’ claimed former child actor Corey Feldman. [dailybeast]
Ed Sheeran Rushed To Hospital After Being ‘Knocked Off Bike By A Car’ – His right arm is in a plaster cast, and as he plays guitar with his right hand, he may struggle to perform. [huffpostsa]
St Paul’s Cathedral Death: Student Who Fell 100ft Pictured As Family Say She Found ‘World A Bad Place To Live’ – A biomedical student who fell to her death in St Paul’s Cathedral had two suicide notes in her hand. [telegraph]
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So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, somake sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best [boekenhout]
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